... I did it to my Spaceprobe 130ST , no problem. I think the silicone would reduce stress because it is much less rigid than pinching the mirror down with...
Hi, Joe, Back to getting behind on email. I have had better luck. Monday I took the StarBlast out and had good luck with Jupiter. It is interesting to see how...
Thanks Mike. I have the Orion EazyFinder 2 that came with the StarBlast. I really like it. I was thinking of taking it off the StarBlast and putting it on the...
Well, someone might appear on Dr. Phil saying that. Reminds me of beginner computer users who are afraid to touch the keyboard because they might break ...
Dorothy McKay wrote: ... I have the Orion EazyFinder 2 that came with the StarBlast. I really like it... I started out disliking 'red dot' finders, but now...
... The Cheshire should be better because it is longer, and the crosshairs help with the parallax problem of scooting the eye to one side of the peephole....
Hi, Don, I donıt have digital setting circles or GoTo. For what I have been looking for, mainly Jupiter now, the red dot is much easier, both to align with...
Dorothy McKay wrote: ... Iıd like to get one for the Mak 90, if possible to install it without taking dovetail bracket off the Mak 90 or drilling new holes......
hi everyone, I have been thrilled with the intelliscope upgrade for my 8" svp. other than having to re-select my two alignment stars a few times (warp factor...
I just ordered the filter for my 8". I should have asked before I ordered, but how well do they work? I am excited to be able to observe any time of day now....
Albert, I have nothing bad to say about Orion solar filters. They usually fit a little tight (a good thing in my opinion). They produce a yellow-orange image...
Albert J. Sniezevage wrote: ...I am thinking about upgrading the system, or adding, my laptop loaded with starry night pro... Hi Al, As neat as it sounds,...
... Albert, I do not own one but have used a friend's solar filter. They seem to work great. One thing to remember though is to keep the lens cover on your...
... Hi Albert I have Orion's solar filters for my 127 Mak & my ED80 & they work fine. IMHO they are good reasonably priced white light filters. In addition, I...
Not mounting the finder scope is a great idea, knowing how I am, I could see myself forgetting to leave the cap on the scope, especially the first few times,...
The other option is I just bought a second filter to fit my 8x50 RACI Orion finder... or you could easily make one out of Baader film. I find that if a scope...
Hi, Al, I have StarryNight Pro but I donıt use it to control a scope. Actually originally I had a Celestron StarSeeker 80 GoTo scope (from Orion) that I ...
Thanks, Don, I am quite sure you are correct; I could replace the optical finder with the "red dot" finder using the same dovetail plate. What I wanted to do...
Dorothy; Both the Rigel and Telrad red circle finders can be installed using the double stick tape that is included with their mounting brackets when you...
Thanks, Rich, I was thinking of getting the Orion EasyFinder altho could get the Rigel. Is there any way of installing the Orion red dot finder with the double...
Dorothy; I dont think that the dovetail mount for the Orion red dot finder would hold just with double sitck tape. It is certainly not designed to mount that...
Hi Dan, If I understand your question I would loosen the RA and turn the axis to match the star pattern and then put or adjust Polaris into the Circlet using...
Probably eventually. I think Mars will be next tho with a human mission. I remember when the first moon landing was. I was driving home from a party and looked...
Thanks, Rich, I did go ahead and order the Orion EasyFinder and received it a couple of days ago. It comes with double sided tape and instructions on how to...
... Actually it is possible. Just remove the mounting foot and stick the tape onto the bottom of the red dot finder. There is more contact area this way....
Hi gang. Just a little reminder here about posting replies to messages. Please trim your replies to just the part of the message that you are responding too....
Hi, I am new to the group although not to Orion telescopes. Nonetheless I am planning on the 150mm Mak for planetary obs. Has anyone done a good star and...
Planets not so great, but DSOs are awesome!! Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero Donna ... Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls to 30+ countries...
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